Army monument gets superhero makeover

PHOTOS: Army monument gets superhero makeover

A combination picture shows (top) the figures of Soviet soldiers at the base of the Soviet Army monument, painted by an unknown artist, in Sofia June 17, 2011 and a member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s youth organization cleaning the same figures of the monument February 18, 2010. The figures have been painted to resemble U.S. comic book heroes and characters from popular culture like Santa Claus and Ronald McDonald, the mascot of fast-food chain giant McDonald’s. The inscription below them reads: “Moving with the times”. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov